2024 Gallery

This project immediately appealed to the jury for the uniqueness of its site and the inherent challenge that comes with dealing with a heritage space. In awarding Reine & La Rue, the jury felt the resulting fit-out inserted within the vast setting grounds the overall hospitality experience and achieves a sense of intimacy in an otherwise grand environment. Most notable is the impeccable detailing and the way it responds to the overwhelming scale of grandeur; only at the human scale and possibly when stationary does one truly understand the new datum they are immersed in. The shell is so ornate and traditional and the juxtaposition of the new insertion is sympathetic yet very contemporary. A lot of technical consideration has been given to heritage sensitivity so that no one element dominates and everything is harmonious